(Update: It’s a treat reading all of your responses so far; what a remarkable diversity of readers and their rides. Thank you all for sharing; it means a lot to me to get to know some of you a bit better. I’m going to leave this post at the top of the home page for a few days, so keep them coming!)
It’s a lovely Sunday for a virtual open house. We have about a quarter million readers drop by every month, so maybe at least 0.1% (250 or so) of you might like to stop and say hi and tell us what’s currently in your fleet, and maybe where you hail from? And anything else you’d like to tell us about yourself. Or about CC. Here’s our chance to get to know each other a little better as well as well as anything else you’d like to share.
You all know the Niedermeyer fleet pretty well by now. I’m just about to get into the old Ford F100 and haul a giant load of weeds and brush to the wood recycling yard, and return with a load of compost for the veggie garden. The ’77 Dodge Chinook hasn’t been out on the road since the summer before last, but it doubles as emergency guest quarters when the need arises. The Acura TSX wagon has been a champ, and is a dream on longer trips and gobbles the miles and curves. And the Xb is perfect for in-town errands and short haul trips on rough forest roads. They’re all very different, but each plays its role well; keepers all.
Your turn.
Hi Y’all! Deep South, here! My current fleet (I’ve decided to downsize & have sold off a couple) consists of:
1969 Dodge A-100 Sportsman Window Van: recipient of a transplanted 340 c.i. engine; currently suffering from “benign neglect” and in need of a large pile of pictures of dead presidents to finance restoration! 🙂
1989 Honda Accord LX-i: My first Japanese car, bought w/ 149K on the odo; 215K currently & 2nd 5 speed trans!
1998 Honda Civic: Currently in completion stage of a B-20 swap, that stretched into 3 years (don’t ask!) 🙂
1983 Chevy Silverado Pick Up: If you own a house, you need a truck!
1970 Dodge Charger 500: 140K+ mile survivor, first time eBay purchase; replaced my first car lost in an accident, 1978.
1974 Dodge Challenger: 69K actual miles, replaced my totalled 70 Charger in 78.
2012 Honda Fit Sport 5 spd M/T, replaced my ’07 Fit totalled by a H&R driver
and, continuing in the theme of downsizing, my lastest acquisition, a 1993 S-10 Tahoe extended cab pick up.
Paul & CC, a part of my daily routine, and I’ve read everyone of these “DELICIOUS” posts!! 🙂
Our fleet is comprised of a 1999 Ford Ranger 4.0L King Cab w/294,000 miles, a ’99 Lexus SC 300 and a ’66 Volvo P1800S project car
Very late to party.
Live in Columbus, Mississippi Love the site.
My Fleet:
1986 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Bought used Jan. 1990 137,000 miles. Drive once or twice a week.
1996 Chevy Impala SS. Bought new Jan. 1996. 100,000 miles Drive Regular.
1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. Bought used Nov. 2003. 154,000 miles Drive Regular.
1996 Buick Roadmaster Limited Wagon. Bought used June 2005. 146,000 miles Drive Regular.
2008 GMC Sierra SLE 4WD Xtd Cab. Bought New Sept. 2008 36,000. Drive mainly on long trips.
Article I wrote a while back with last picture showing the fleet except GMC replacing S-10.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/my-curbside-classic/my-curbside-classics-1996-impala-ss-1996-buick-roadmaster-woody-1995-cadillac-fleetwood-brougham-the-lt1-holy-trinity/
Also late, but here is my current fleet:
1964 Cutlass F85 2 door Hardtop- 330 V8
1967 GMC short stepside- 250 inline 6
1991 Camry- 2.0
1992 Camry- 2.2
I’ m in San Jose, CA and this is absolutely the best automotive site on the web!
Easy one – still have our 1999 ACCORD EX 2.4 – 178k miles, runs and drives like new and is not going anywhere anytime soon! (Heather Mist – beige cloth interior) Probably one of the best cars we’ve owned, next to our beloved 1993 Accord EX 5-speed wagon!
2011 CR-V EX – bought with 76k miles and hoping to get as many miles and years out of it that is humanly possible. Hey, if million mile Joe can get a million miles out of his 1990 Accord, I know our CR-V can do it too. And he bought his with guess how many miles? 76k!! (Opal Sage metallic – beige cloth interior)
62 year old retired engineer in SoCal.
Current 4-wheel fleet:
1969 VW Karmann Ghia coupe
1972 Buick Skylark 350 2dr HT
1974 VW Thing (pictured)
2005 Toyota Tundra regular cab 4×4 with slide-in camper
2010 Honda Fit Base manual transmission
Other related machines:
1990 Yamaha TW-200
1967 Chevy Corvair experimental aircraft engine conversion
“1967 Chevy Corvair experimental aircraft engine conversion”
Tell us more please!
2002 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7 4×4 Class IV Tow Package
2005 Ford Freestyle Limited FWD
2006 Sea Ray 205 Sport 5.0 21″ runabout, ShoreLand’r Tandem Trailer.
2012 Ford F-150 Lariat Crew Cab 5.0 Short Bed Class IV Tow Package
I really enjoy the global content and especially the “alternate universe” cars from the North American based manufacturers, as well as all the old Detroit iron.
Also late, I’m from the Chicago suburbs in the Schaumburgish area, and my fleet, well, it doesn’t really count as a fleet since my daily driver and hobby car are one in the same but it’s my quite heavily modified 1994 Cougar XR7, which I just this week converted to a 5 speed stick. It was my first and only car I owned since I was 17 and am coming up on the ten year ownership mark with it. The body now has over 100k on it but mechanically it’s probably got 20ks worth of parts swapped into it on average.
I guess I’ve kept it around so long out of a combination of attachment and lack of money when the opportunity to move on to something else pops up. But the Cougar is looong paid for, gets high 20s on the highway is plenty fast, sounds awesome with it’s loud worked over V8, is fun to work on(big selling point in any car to me) and as of late it really stands out in todays traffic since it’s the last of the true rear driven long low wide coupe designs out of Detroit, and the fact that it’s become the antithesis to current automotive design trends really makes a fitting statement.
And I love CC, It’s really a good source and outlet for old car related facts and opinions that I really can’t take in or share with my otherwise mostly car disinterested friends or the single focused ones(the “I bleed Ford blue and everyone else sucks” types), and despite the occasional irritation or disagreement I do respect every contributor and commenter here, unlike so many other car related sites and forums where it devolves into yelling and condescension, CC is so much more diverse and the sharing of different experiences of different cars from all sorts of different backgrounds results up for an enlightening read whenever I log in. I was very much a Muscle Car only guy when I first started reading here but I’ve come to appreciate so much more.
Hey Matt, that’s a really nicely done XR-7! Great job!
That conversion from an AOD to a stick has long fascinated me, mainly out of my dislike of the AOD. I recall some guy on a Panther forum did a 5 speed conversion on a box Panther, but his detailed posting showed that it was not a conversion for the faint of heart. I salute you for the effort!
Thanks! I actually swapped out a 4R70w, which was pretty nice itself as it was rebuilt and upgraded in 2007 but I wanted to make a change in direction with the car.
It definitely was a challenge and took lots of planning as there’s not much available for the platform for this conversion besides the (very hard to find)SuperCoupe pedals and console, so I had to fabricate shifter linkage, hydraulic clutch linkage and mix and match all sorts of parts to work together. But it’s all been worth it to me 🙂
This fully-loaded 1990 Toyota Camry V6 LE. 25 years old and running like a champ.
1996 Nissan Pickup XE King Cab 2wd (2.4/5-spd)
1988 Toyota Corolla Deluxe wagon (1.6/5-spd)
2001 Toyota Roxy Echo sedan (1.5/auto) (wife’s car)
2015 Cadillac SRX
2014 BMW 328ix
1984 Porsche 944
1972 Olds 422
944 vs 422, finesse vs power? Which one is more fun?
Wow, what a stable of stables CC has become!
As for me, too many cars for a city lot with single-wide driveway:
* 2010 Prius: Our all around go anywhere, do anything, carry stuff car.
* 2004 Mini Cooper S: Lily’s car, her prize for getting her first novel published.
* 1993 Miata: My joy, once slated for EV conversion but now just a nice day ride.
* 2011 Think City: My commuter EV.
Plus, all four cars are red.
Current used car lot consists of:
1999 Mercedes SL500
2003 BMW 325i
2009 Ford Flex
2013 Ford Fusion
1989 Chevy 1500 Short Cab / Short Bed
2009 Subaru Outback (first auto I’ve ever owned); Mrs. F-85 has a 2008 Infiniti G35x.
Very much miss my prior rides — ’71 Super Beetle, ’85 Tercel, ’90 Celica ST, and ’99 Maxima SE. One would replace the other. Each time, I felt I hadn’t known what I’d had ’til it was gone.
Felt we needed to migrate to all-wheel drive, though. American Midwest; the winters just seem to get tougher each yr. Or maybe I’ve less stomach for them.
Oh, have I mentioned that I love this site?
Short list compared to some…
1970 Citroen AK 250 Weekend – former Belgian Post Office van on an Ami Super chassis with a 1300 flat four and five speed box
1974 Citroen D Super 5 – nice
1976 Citroen Ami Super – the only road registered right hand drive Ami Super saloon in Britain and therefore possibly the only one left period
1989 Citroen BX 14RE – architypal one little old lady owner and 42000 from new. Now power steering no injection, not cat, no ECUs no ABS what could possibly be there to go wrong?
2004 Citroen C2 – the weakest link
2007 Citroen C6 2.7 HDi Lineage – its a C6…nuff said
2011 AMG Mercedes C63 Estate Performance Pack – 500PS – the fastest builders wagon in Oxfordshire
2015 BMW i3 – – just getting used to seemless electric torque
You sir, have very interesting taste in vehicles. There isn’t one that I wouldn’t love to drive at least once.
No CX 🙁
I am from Germany, 34 years old and have spent countless hours on CC. I just love this place!
My current list of cars:
1970 Ford Torino Squire Wagon 351C, Oregon Survivor, originally sold by Kendall Ford in Eugene
1970 Plymouth Fury III Coupe 383
1978 Chevy Caprice Classic Coupe 305
1993 Chevy Caprice Classic Sedan, Daily Driver running on Propane
1999 Ford Police Interceptor, Ex-Connecticut K-9 Unit, former Daily Driver since 2012, now in storage(not ready to sell, because it’s such a great performing car!)
My Dad has a 1972 Gran Torino Sport Fastback, Ex-Oregon car out of the Portland area.
Now let’s see: B-Body? Check. Panther? Check. Malaise-Era? Check. Mopar Landyacht? Check. Where else should I end up but here?
here’s my hodgepodge fleet oldest to newest:
1968 Cougar XR7, White/tan, no vinyl roof, 390 2bl/6.5L badges, 45K, 3rd ownr, 9/99
1973 Triumph TR6, Navy/blk/blk, 120K, picked up new at dlr w dad 10/73, inherited ’98
1984 Mercedes 380SL, gold/choc/tan, 130K, 2nd owner, bot 8/98
2001 Acura CLS, sundance gold/blk, 127K, bot new 8/00
2003 Chevy Corvette Conv, 50th Anniv Red/Tan/Shale, 8K, bot new 2/03
2005 Ford Mustang GT, Race red/red, 67K, bot new 11/4
2007 Ford Ranger Edge, Elec blue/gray, 64K, 4.0V6, bot new 7/7
2014 Mercedes E350Coupe, Steel gray/red, 7K, bot new 10/14
Here’s a pic of all but one of our cars (there is also a Dodge Dakota out of view to the right that we use for hiking and trips to the woods). The green 440 wagon is undergoing a long list of repairs (brakes, wiring, undercoating, tune up, etc). It is mostly used for taking the dog out in and going to the hardware store. The Lexus is my daily driver. Out of view in the carport is my friend’s barn fresh 1975 L82 Corvette, with a 4-speed manual and Holley carb, running strong but in need of some cosmetics . . .
. . .Here it is, covered in a fine layer of carport dust.
I don’t have a modern car, but all four of mine get driven roughly equally:
1960 Porsche 356
1978 Cadillac Seville
1980 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
1985 Mercedes 300D
What’s your experience on Seville vs Silver Shadow2? I liked them both, driven both for short period of time back in the days, but couldn’t really remember any more.
toffee,
Here is a post I’d made in a previous thread:
“I read with interest the comments comparing the original Seville with Mercedes and also Rolls Royce. It was always my perception that while the Seville was about the same size as an S-Class Mercedes, it was not meant to be a direct competitor but rather an “international sized” Cadillac. Wasn’t the Seville a decent seller for an American sedan in Europe of that era? (I know that’s not really saying much).
Currently I own a ’78 Seville and an ’80 Silver Shadow II, as well as an ’85 W123. I agree that the Seville is quieter on the go – the Shadow has a surprising but not unpleasant subdued engine roar when you give it a good bit of throttle – and there is usually less wind noise as well. I would say the ride of the Seville is smoother on unchallenging surfaces, but the Shadow handles bigger lumps and imperfections in a better fashion which is not surprising given the IRS vs. leaf-spring designs. In the corners, the Shadow feels like it’s going to topple over while the Seville remains nicely flat. The Rolls greatly trumps the Seville in terms of steering and braking, however. The rack and pinion system of the Shadow provides excellent feel for such a large sedan of the era, and the Citroen braking system is superb.
I enjoy driving both of them but the Mercedes is the best of the bunch overall, with its superb build quality, comfort, durability and overall driving experience, IMO.”
PS The Seville is A LOT cheaper to run.
My current fleet is comprised of the following:
1997 Buick Lesabre- My daily driver
1999 Pontiac Firebird- A nice weather driver
2000 Mitsubishi Mirage coupe- winter/bad weather/”days i feel the urge to drive a manual transmission car” driver
I have had the Firebird since last May and it was part of a “package deal” with a 2006 Ford Taurus(see my COAL on it) as I know I could not make a Firebird a daily driver year round (my back would not allow it). I got it with 88,921 miles on it and I just hit 91,674 so you can see how much it gets driven.
I have started to drive it more now that the weather is good.
The 97 Lesabre replaced the Taurus and it is my daily driver. I have owned it since Aug 2014 and it has not needed a thing save regular maintenance items(oil change, transmission fluid drain and refill etc)
In the fall of 2014 I bought a little Mitsubishi Mirage coupe to serve as a daily driver during the winter months to protect the other two cars from all the rock salt Maryland likes to use.
The car was cheap and was a manual trans so I could have a stick shift car in the fleet. The Mirage has been a good car so far. Its biggest challenge was the fact that despite it being a one owner car from a trusted source and the fact it spent its entire life in MD, it seems like every bolt is rusted and I have broken several but I have been able to drill them out and put new bolts into the holes. Currently the car is on down time since I broke one of the bolts holding the distributor cap down due to the shop that changed it out previously having Hercules tighten it hundreds of foot pounds. So $130 and 20 mins of my time on Friday will fix it. Though even with the broken bolt the car still starts up and runs(a tough little car)
Seriously Paul, GREAT site. I look forward to dropping by each day! Thank you so much!
This is my DD, a ’65 Plymouth Valiant V100. My current project that is just taking waaaaay too long is a ’64 Ford Falcon Squire station wagon, and my wife’s DD is a 2011 Hyundai Tucson.
And here is the Falcon Squire.
Odd mix, but not as odd as some
1968 Mustang Coupe – the car I never wanted
1991 S10 Blazer 4 door – only vehicle I bought new, ordered the way I wanted it
2002 Dodge Grand Caravan – slowly succumbing to rust
2005 Pontiac Bonneville GXP – fun but so expensive to repair
The Blazer had 235,000 miles on it when I stopped driving it in 1999. It has turned into one of those “I’ll get to it one day” projects that keeps getting pushed back by house repairs, kid’s needs, bride’s health issues…so it sits in the back garage awaiting its fate, but I know I’d regret getting rid of it the way I regret getting rid of my Chevelle Malibu. But next up is a carb rebuild I need to do to get the Mustang back on the road.
My daily driver can has been fun.
2002 Subaru Outback H6. Wish it had a manual, but the 6 is auto-only and I didn’t want to face the prospect of head gaskets on a used car. Otherwise solid car, even at 165k miles
2006 Mazda6 for No.1Son. Stripper with a manual. Lots of fun to drive but the interior is so cheap in comparison the the Subie. Appears to have been hooned by previous owner as transmission disintegrated last month at <120k miles.
2010 Honda CRV for wife. Boring, feels weak, mileage isn;t what it should be (at least with A/C on, which wife always does)
Slightly OT, but it still hits the mechanical fascination button:
1995 HHRacing Group Harry Havnoonian Professional. Lugged and brazed Vitus steel tubing with long-point webbed lugs, Campy Athena and a variety of USA and European parts.
1993 or so Cannondal touring frame with a wierd variety of parts, from an old Campagnolo Rally derailleur to 1984 SR triple crankset, and cyclocross tires. I get some odd looks at the top of singletrack mountains from the guys on the $5k transformer-looking 29-er mountain bikes. "What's that road bike doing up here?"
And further OT, but still following my fascination with quality handcrafting in my transportation equipment:
Alico Tahoes, made in italy, size 9W, with old-school replaceable Vibram soles.
Sad that you call the CR-V boring. Love my 2011 EX. It is such a great reliable vehicle, and it handles and rides fantastic. Plus 24 mpg all the time. Were you expecting something else from it?
Oh, it’s reliable enough, but feels underpoweed, at least in comparison to the rest of our fleet. It hates the 15 towards Vegas. The CRV handles ok, but again the Subie and especially Mazda are better. And we get nowheres near 24 mpg. Dunno, maybe it’s the short trips to/from school or the fact thar Mrs. C uses AC a lot, but we rarely break 18 mpg.
In southern Vermont my fleet consist of a 1996 Toyota Corolla daily driver, 1985 Toyota 2WD pickup for errands and chores and my 70,000 original mile, unrestored 1st Series 1949 Dodge Custom Club Coupe.
Sorry for the quality of this shot, but I cropped it out of the background of a different photo. Never thought I’d be posting a pic of THIS old beater!
An 1980s Toyota that has survived in Vermont for so long is worthy of a photo.
That WOULD be remarkable, Teddy, but truth be told, it’s originally a Texas truck and has seen no winter miles in the five or six years that I’ve owned it.
My toy….
Sweet.
Thanx, Jason. ‘Tis!
Fluid Drive FTW!
Yup…
My toy, too….
Love the car and the color.
I love the diners too. It’s hard to find anything much more authentic than a Panda Express in SoCal. ;-(
Thanx, Craig. The color is called Lullaby Blue and is thoroughly in keeping with the sleepy nature of the car.
I’m a freak for diners. The Blue Benn is a Silk City and the Miss Bellows Falls is an authentic, largely unaltered barrel-roof Worcester Lunch Car. The Blue Benn interior is a festival of Formica and stainless steel.
Alan checking in from the Front Range of Colorado. Our fleet consists of the following:
2006 Ford Escape XLS 5-speed – Daily driver, utility workhorse and long distance road tripper.
2003 Subaru Outback H6 3.0 – Second daily driver and winter ski trip rig
1989 Jeep XJ Wagoneer Limited – My CC, camping rig and never ending project ( i.e. money pit.) CC here: https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/my-curbside-classic-1989-jeep-xj-wagoneer-limited-a-cherokee-with-a-few-extras/
Love the site and look forward to many more CC’s to come.
from Calgary…
2008 Mazda 5 GT (Canadian version of “Touring” spec in the US), heavily depreciated with hail damage, so it owes me almost nothing and serves as general around town transport.
2006 Toyota Sequoia SR5. My fave. Purchased as a tow vehicle (for the 2012 Rockwood Minilite), it has more than validated my faith in Toyota reliability. With over 100,000 miles (not km) on the clock, it’s hauled the trailer and the family (5 noses, 12 legs) the entire length of the Trans-Canada highway and back again, and never missed a beat.
I’m from Nebraska and currently have a 2014 Chrysler 300c, jazz blue pearlcoat with the brown/beige/light wood interior. I got it because its about as Broughamtastic as they make cars these days. No problems so far, I really enjoy it.
Also have a 2012 Escape Limited, black with light beige interior. Also a very nice car, just not as refined as the 300, or my old 2002 Explorer for that matter, though it is to be expected since the old one was an Eddie Bauer to boot.
Is Broughamtastic in the dictionaries now?
I’ve learned that scuba divers and car enthusiasts are exactly alike: they are never at a loss for conversation when around those who share those passions -and their discussions enrich the day, creating instant community. Like CC: a global community of enthusiasm and learning.
The fleet:
1975 Fleetwood 60 Special -89,000 completely original, 2nd owner
-Greystone vinyl over Vapor Mist grey -Antique Blue, Sierra Grain leather
1976 Seville – 93,000 3rd owner
Ivory vinyl over Phoenician Ivory -Light Ivory Gold Sierra Grain leather (translation: yellow on yellow all over a mustard interior)
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1979 Sedan deVille d’Elegance -140,000 -original owner kept her like new (see below), 2nd owner
Sable Black & Pottery Gold firemist two-tone with Bronze Venetian Velour interior
[ya gotta love Cadillac’s descriptors]
1988 BMW 635CSi – 79,000 3rd owner
Alpine White with Lotus white interior
2005 BMW 325i – daily driver 74,000
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I have been editor of our car club’s monthly magazine for 8 years -an audience of 100 LGBT members in Dallas.
That is one beautiful car in the pic, very similar to my 80, but mine doesnt have that neat two tone paint job
Love that deVille – is that a factory two-tone combination? Combined with the d’Elegance package, that was a rarity when new, let alone 36 years later!!
Actually, there’s a thread on this subject on the Cadillac/LaSalle club site (here -and there are pictures of each -ironically my car is pictured among them, from when it lived in Kansas). From that website, here’s Cadillac cognoscenti have offered:
1) Saxony Red and Cotillion White.
2) Atlantis Aqua and Biscayne Aqua Firemist.
3) Sable Black and Pottery Gold Firemist.
4) Crater Lake blue and Norfolk Grey.
5) Crater Lake blue and Cerulean blue firemist.
Cadillac also offered other two-tones on Eldorados and then two special editions: the D’Marchand & the Chesapeake (Sable Black and Slate Firemist is the D’Marchand; Haven’t been able to validate the Chesapeake colors or model).
OK, not my cars. My street in Brooklyn though, from about three or four years ago. All cars shown are owned by people living across the street.
That’s the back side of a school being remodeled in the background.
My own car is not actually in the picture. It’s a…….minivan.
Uggg, so much Silver, but hey, those are some mighty straight and clean looking NYC vehicles. I too own a Minivan and like the (Grand) Caravan owner I have removed my wheel covers.
No fleet. Urban dweller (Santa Monica) with one parking space filled by my avatar, a 2010 Infiniti G37 bought new in the summer of 2010 when the pic was taken. With 26K and always garaged, it still looks the same and performs flawlessly. It is my fourth Nissan product (300ZX Turbo, Altima, Maxima), all of which have been great cars. Have loved cars since I was 3-4 years old when I started identifying every make and model on the road. Found CC shortly after I retired in 2011 (now work part-time as a consultant and fly rather than drive to work).
My dad always had a fleet of cars. When he got married in 47 he had a 39 Ford V8 coupe and a 40 DeSoto convertible. When I was in high school we always had at least five cars in the driveway, most from Ford (Thunderbird, Fairlane, Falcon sedan, Falcon Ranchero, F-series) and at least one VW (mine). I’m working on a list of cars he owned (his first was a Whippet) and it is a long one.
CC is one of the friendliest auto websites around, with none of the posturing among posters that predominates just about everywhere else. Kudos to Paul, the team of writers, and those who post such interesting and informative comments.
Hi, I’m from Milan, Italy and I’ve discovered this great site two years ago, for which I give you all my congratulations because it gifted me lots of enjoyable reading about some real-life USA.
My daily driver is a CC ’93 BMW 318i E36 which I still like very much; not powerful but very pleasant to drive.
I also own a ’12 Guzzi V7 Stone, and ‘she’ is a real passion…
I’m from Massachusetts. The fleet doesn’t really have anything interesting in it, but it takes up all available space and then some when it’s all home.
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (mine – love it!)
2006 Chrysler Town & Country (wife’s – the family truckster)
2006 Nissan Altima (son’s, he just graduated from college, so it will be gone soon)
2008 Kia Sportage (daughter’s, sits in the driveway a lot because she doesn’t take it to college, wife drives it sometimes)
Once the Nissan and Kia are gone, I hope to have room for something more interesting. I had a Volvo 122S after college, so would like to get another one.
2003 Buick Regal LS w/ 80k on odometer. Nice, great riding and driving car with plenty of power from the 3800.
2005 Buick Park Avenue. Great car. It’s the last of the true Buicks. It rides quietly and softly with plenty of power and is fully equipped.
I’m from Regensburg, Germany. I started taking photos of old cars that I found curbside about 10 years ago and I was really intrigued once I discovered CC. This place is perfect for me, I enjoy the finds of the authors and particularily like reading up on car design history here. And the comments are always a joy to read as well. All in all, it’s a great site you’re running here Paul and the internet would be a lesser place without it!
I’d really like to own a classic car (there are too many that I like), but I know nothing about repairing cars so owning a classic is probably not a good idea. Since last September, my girlfriend and I got the father-in-law’s 2002 Mazda 6 estate, which is actually our first own car ever.
1994 Ford Escort GT, my current project car/beater. Trying to fix it up, keep it rolling, and survive being poor with it for the next 2 years. It’s completely invisible on the road and absolutely no one knows what it is or cares. I love the site and I am perpetually saving up (bad quality phone cam) pictures of the eccentric, misplaced, or disposable classic cars I see around (I definitely have quality finds). One day I will do something with them. One day.
As I’m between buying and selling a house, which means moving, the driveway is culled down to the bare minimum:
2008 Kia Sedona (our RV)
2006 Kia Spectra SX (riced out – Maggie’s car)
2005 Scion bB (yes, that’s what the markings say – my car)
2003 Honda Metropolitan
1988 Harley Davidson FXR Super Glide
And a whole load of bicycles ranging from a 1959 Raleigh Lenton Grand Prix to a pair of mid-80’s Rossin’s.
me? an old fart from Palm Springs area. My cars:
2003 Mercedes C240 wagon – 100,000 miles -white with light brown interior.
2005 Lexus SC430 – 50,000 miles – eggplant with white interior.
2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser – 20,000 miles – Beige with black interior.
I am going to see a 1975 Peugeot 504 Couple this afternoon … that may be the next addition:
I saw that car on BaT it’s a real beauty. I love the color. Are you going to fly up to Oregon and if it checks out drive it back to Calif? Or better yet out to Paul’s place first?
Fortunately with a ’75 there is no smog check to worry about but the fact that it wasn’t a US-spec when new could be a problem.
I am in a road trip so went to see it this afternoon, it’s a new import from France with no A/C, and i am from Palm Springs so won’t work,
Currently in the stable:
1972 F100 -Originally paid $75 for this on in 94
1971 F250 -Bought on Ebay for $511 (not in this shape)
2007 Suzuki Bandit -Bought new. Best bike ever.
1972 Honda CB350 -Given to me with locked up engine. Runs like a top.
2010 Toyota Corolla S -Wife’s car. Love the gas mileage.
2000 GMC Sierra 1500 Z-71 -My daily. Bought in 2012 with 61k miles… Garage kept and never saw mud.
that F-100 is a beaut!
I have to say, at over 500 comments and climbing, this has to be the best conversation we have ever had here. I’m not sure if I am more impressed by the variety of cars (from Laforza to a King Midget!) or the variety of people who own them. What a great place this is!
Agreed. Quite amazing. There’s so many more CC’ers out there than one might assume from the more prolific regular commenters.
And it’s made me really think about getting a “classic” car other than my beater work truck.I just need to finish this house and a few other projects….and build a car shelter for one. But the hardest part will be deciding what I really want. Way too many possibilities.
What would you like to get Paul? I am intrigued to find out what caught the fancy of a very knowledgeable car guy: which era? what category/type? Picking a classic for Paul deserves its own thread!
Peugeot convertible?
+1 You beat me to it
How about one of the Mercedes W111 or W112 cabriolet ? Like this:
No convertible, too much noise.
Mid-sixties Peugeot 404 Break Super Luxe.
My current fleet:
1972 MG MGB Roadster
2002 Ford SVT Focus
2007 MINI Cooper S Convertible
2013 Subaru Forester
All compact cars with 4 cylinder engines and manual transmissions, but I also have an irrational attraction to big plush V8 powered sleds…
Everybody here has a great mix of some pretty awesome cars! Paul, thank you for keeping this site going. I’m an occassional lurker, but would like to submit a CC one of these days.
My fleet consists of:
2007 Hyundai Sonata V6 – Bought it from my father when he was unable to drive any longer. General family duties.
2003 Jeep Wrangler 4.0 – The best of both worlds! Nice weather, open top vehicle and also an incliment weather vehicle for our NJ winters.
1995 Chevrolet Tahoe – first year of the four door GMT400 Tahoes. Its my junk hauler and capable enough to get to my favorite fishing spot.
We have the “normal” car (a BMW SUV), the “surfwagon” (2000 Chrysler T&C, whose sole purpose in life is to tote my wife’s surfboard), and two real CCs. I believe I’ve introduced them before….
Ruby, a 1990 Lincoln Mark V LSC SE:
And Sylvia, a 1967 Imperial:
wow
all I can say is…wow
Mortified by my typo: Clearly a Mark VII, not a Mark V.
Love the SE’s! Nice ride.
I’m 59 years old from south Georgia, USA. Current stable includes :
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 4×4 with Quadrasteer.
1987 Mercedes Benz 300E, been in the family since new.
1955 Plymouth Belvedere, possible future CC
The Mercedes and Silverado
1 Please do write the ’55 Plymouth Forward Look article! There are so many occasions when ‘lowly’ Plymouth had striking styling and the early Forward Look Plymouths are definitely among them. Plus ’55 was the only year that they offered the in-dash gear selectors, which were a ‘daring’ interior design (if hazardous during a wreck ! -hence their short life-span).
Thanks for posting the picture~ !
+1 That’s a solid looking Belvedere.
Great ’55! Powerflite or three-on-the-tree with that V-8? And how many doors?
Well, I’ve written up most of my cars here, but they include the following:
1953 Buick Special Riviera
1965 Dodge Dart 170 wagon
1965 Mustang hardtop
1965 Corvair Monza Convertible
1965 Buick Skylark hardtop
2012 Focus SE 5-speed
2014 Malibu (wife’s)
All are on the road (most of the time). 🙂
I might as well chime in with comment # 529. Soon-to-be 55 year-old not-married guy working in the Seattle area for a little tech start-up called AT&T. My primary mode of transportation is actually a bicycle (perfect for car-spotting), and unlike many of you automotive polygamists, I only have one car, my ’92 Geo Prizm. I guess that makes me the reverse of most people; my bike is the daily driver and my car is the toy. I’m always got my eye out for interesting cars to photograph, and I contribute regularly to the Cohort! This is is one of my favorite websites, and the preceding 528 comments show why this is so… What a good group of people, with some very interesting tales to tell!
My 2004 Citroen C5 HDi 110hp LX estate and my wife’s 2006 Nissan Almera 1.5SX.
And in spirit, but with no space to put them and not enough time and money to fix them, the 1935 Austin 7 Ruby and 1963 Morris Minor Traveller up on blocks in my mum’s garage. Now that she plans to downsize, they will no doubt go to good homes before too long.
1959 Catalina 2DHT
1968 GTO HT
1973 Grand Am coupe
1978 Grand Prix SJ
1981 Bonneville coupe
1997 GMC Safari
1997 GMC Sierra GT
1999 Jeep Wrangler sport
2003 Explorer Sport
2005 Mustang V-6
I’m in Minnesota, I was a tooling engineer for 30 yrs and am drifting into retirement as a carpenter. I like this site a lot.
Daily drivers:
2010 Honda Civic wife’s car
2000 S-10 work truck
1999 Volvo S70 stll-at-home son’s car
1995 Toyota Corolla back-up beater
Projects
mk 1,2,4 Sprites
1966 Mini
Westfield 11
(note common engines)
1969 Fiat 850 coupe
50+ motorcycles, mostly British and Italian (40 yrs of collecting and rarely selling)
Kept buying stuff and not getting enough time to work on it. Managed to hang on to a lot due to good storage. Now as I wind down work and family responsibilities I hope for good luck with health and finances so I can sit out in the garage and screw around with my stuff. Owned two Olds X-Omegas in a row. D-D an MG Magnette ZB for years. Paid $800 for an XK140 ots and drove it in the snow. Made a Saab 96 into a convertible! I’ve had a good time with cars and enjoy reading about other peoples. Keep it up. Steve
Excellent thread. My fleet, from St Paul:
1997 Miata, summer use only
2003 Forester, shared ride for the kids to use around town
2012 Jetta, my daily driver
2012 Volvo C30, wife’s daily driver and dedicated tow vehicle
2014 Silver Shadow teardrop camper
My car: 2007 Infiniti M45 Sport.
Wife’s car: 2009 Ford Flex Limited.